The Vandalia State House, built in 1836, is the fourth capitol building of Illinois. It is also the oldest capitol building in Illinois to survive, as the first, second, and third capitol buildings have all disappeared. I took this photo of it in 1985. In February 1837, the legislature, under pressure from Lincoln and his colleagues, moved the governmental center to Springfield. The fifth Illinois capitol, a Springfield building now called the Old State Capitol State Historic Site, served that purpose in 1839-1876. It was then replaced by the sixth and final Illinois State Capitol, which was occupied in 1876 and continues in operation today.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:43:50 +0000
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